Joss Whedon

Silver Updates SF&F Projects

Producer Joel Silver (V for Vendetta) told SCI FI Wire that his production company, Silver Pictures, has several high-profile genre films in various stages of development.

"The next one up is The Reaping, with Hilary Swank and directed by Stephen Hopkins, which is kind of a supernatural thriller," Silver said in an interview. Silver previously tapped Hopkins to direct Predator 2 and several episodes of TV’s Tales From the Crypt. "And that will be out in the summer."

Silver’s SF movie The Visiting will debut either in the fall or early next year, he added. "That’s with Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, and it’s directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel [a German making his English language debut]," he said.

As for the eagerly awaited Logan’s Run and Wonder Woman, both of which are Silver Pictures productions? Silver reported that they’re moving forward, albeit slowly. "Those pictures are very active," he said. "Logan’s, we’re trying to put that together now. [That] will hopefully go in the fall, with [Superman Returns helmer] Bryan Singer directing it. And [Serenity director] Joss Whedon is writing [Wonder Woman]. Hopefully, we’ll have a script very soon on Wonder Woman. I want to make that, too." V for Vendetta opens March 17.